Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 70 Yangzhou
  Xue Tong had never felt so comfortable before. His body felt as if he had been reborn under Jia Qiang's hands, and all the burden on his body was gone.

"Brother Jia Xian, I didn't expect your medical skills to be so good. Even the imperial doctors in the palace are not as good as you!" When Jia Qiang stopped, he said with emotion.

This was his personal experience. He asked two imperial doctors to see the doctor and prescribe prescriptions, but even after taking medicine for a long time, it had no effect.

But looking at Jia Qiang, no medicine was working. He just stretched out his hand and massaged the acupoints, and he felt a big difference.

"Brother Xue, don't be too happy. I'm just treating the symptoms for you. You need to observe for a few more days to see the effect of the treatment!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and said.

Xue Tong was not less grateful because Jia Qiang said this. His own body knew that he had never felt such a relaxed feeling since he fell ill.

Needless to say, the disease has improved. As for the need for observation for a few days, that is Jia Qiang's serious responsibility.

In the next few days, Jia Qiang checked Xue Tong's pulse every day to check his condition.

After almost seven days, Jia Qiang could confirm that Xue Tong's condition was improving rapidly.

It seems that the 'Healing Technique [Intermediate]' is still very effective in treating common illnesses, and is not as useless as treating poisoning.

In fact, this is not surprising. Generally, diseases are caused by physical weakness and insufficient immunity.

When the 'healing technique [intermediate level]' restores the body to its optimal state, that is, when the blood bar is filled up, and continues to maintain the body's optimal state in the following days, most illnesses will recover on their own.

This is the case for Xue Tong. His body is too deficient and cannot be replenished. No matter how good the medicine is, it cannot repair the root cause of the disease caused when he was young.

However, Jia Qiang used the 'Healing Technique [Intermediate]' to forcibly restore Xue Tong's body to its strongest state. His body was no longer in a deficit, and the damaged internal organs in his body repaired themselves, and his condition naturally improved.

"Brother Xue, your illness has almost been cured, but you should be more careful in the future, and you must not suffer any more harm!" Jia Qiang checked her pulse that day and said to Xue Tong with a smile.

Even though he could feel the changes in his body, Xue Tong couldn't help but burst into tears after hearing Jia Qiang's words.

"Brother Jia Xian, I don't know how to thank you. You saved my life and the Xue family!" Xue Tong gave a big gift to Jia Qiang and said gratefully.

No one knew how much pressure he was under, and this body weighed him down. He was always worried that one day he would collapse, and the Xue family's business would be unable to sustain itself, and the Xue family's inherited family business would be in vain.

Now that he is in good health, he still has time to raise his son. This is the hope given by Jia Qiang.

"I don't think Brother Xue is so generous, please get up quickly!" Jia Qiang supported Xue Tong and said, and he continued: "Now that Brother Xue has recovered from his illness, I also have something to ask for."

"Brother Jia Xian, just ask, I will do my best to do it!" Xue Tong promised without any discount.

With the wealth of the Xue family, as long as Jia Qiang can raise it, he can do it. He is still somewhat confident in this.

"Brother Xue, please conceal the matter about my treatment!" Jia Qiang made her request with a smile.

Xue Tong was startled at first, and then understood what Jia Qiang meant.

Jia Qiang is not a doctor. Whether he is a scholar or a martial artist, he has a much better future than being a doctor.

The most important thing is that this doctor is not a good doctor. Those who are qualified to ask Jia Qiang to take action are probably patients who are seriously ill and cannot be cured. Patients of this status cannot be treated well, and they may become enemies.

"I will give instructions on this matter. The people on this ship are all trustworthy and will never be spread out!" Xue Tong promised.

Xue Tong was thinking about how to pay the consultation fee. The silver taels were too vulgar, and given the friendship between the two of them, giving away the silver taels would probably hurt the friendship.

But this time he was on a merchant ship, and he didn't bring anything with him that could be used as medical expenses.

Not only the medical fees, but also the attack on the imperial merchant Zhao family was resolved by Jia Qiang.

He even caught the manager of the Zhao family, which was equivalent to finding the sore foot of the imperial merchant Zhao family. If Jia Qiang didn't give enough gifts for all his help, Xue Tong would look down on him.

He immediately remembered that Jia Qiang planned to become Lin Ruhai's disciple. When he returned home, he would choose gifts from the treasury and then go to Yangzhou to meet Jia Qiang in person.

Because the Xue family's merchant ship towed a bunch of ships with damaged masts behind it, it attracted the attention of the government and was stopped halfway.

It happened that Xue informed the officials and sued the Zhao family in the name of the Xue family. There were witnesses and physical evidence, including several living water bandits, who were witnesses.

Besides, the Xue family's energy is not small. With so much evidence, the troubles for the Zhao family of Huangshang will not be small.

Jia Qiang ignored the follow-up of this matter, and the Xue family would handle it, but he asked Xue Tong to reduce his presence in this matter to avoid exposing his identity in advance. He wanted to hide his identity and enter Yangzhou, meet with Lin Ruhai to understand the situation, and then decide what to do.

It was only on the thirtieth day that the big ship arrived at the canal dock in Yangzhou.

The reason why it was slower than expected was that the Zhao family's attack affected navigation, especially the merchant ship dragging a string of ships, which slowed down the speed.

"Brother Jia Xian, I can't accompany you into the city. Please take care of yourself and pay attention to your safety!" Xue Tong said goodbye with his fists clasped.

Jia Qiang smiled and saluted Xue Tong and stepped off the merchant ship.

White Horse was also sent off the ship, and his five large boxes were also placed on a carriage.

This carriage was found by Xue Tong. The Xue family owned the property on this wharf, and the carriage belonged to the Xue family.

Jia Qiang rode a white horse and followed the carriage towards the city.

The driver was an old Yangzhou native, so he knew the location of the Salt Patrol Censor's Mansion, which saved Jia Qiang the trouble.

Compared with the capital, Yangzhou has more literati on the streets and more wealthy households.

Of course, this does not mean that the capital is inferior to Yangzhou, but that the nobles in the capital rarely show their faces outside, and the ordinary rich are even less likely to blatantly show off their wealth.

As for the number of literati, Jiangnan has always been the place where literati are produced. The education system here is more complete, and the literati produced here always outnumber the north.

Jia Qiang first found an inn to stay near the Xunyan Censor's Mansion. She placed five large boxes at the inn, washed them and changed into a set of clean Confucian shirts.

When I go to meet the teacher for the first time, I have to leave a good impression on the teacher no matter what.

Besides, you can't meet the teacher empty-handed, he also has to buy some gifts.

He had already thought about the gift. It was too expensive and would be undesirable. If it was too light, it would lose dignity. He decided to buy an inkstone and some top-notch brushes. These would never be enough for any literati.

Yangzhou Salt Transport Envoy Yamen is located in the north of Yangzhou City, adjacent to Yangzhou Magistrate Yamen and Zhizhou Yamen. It is also Lin Ruhai's current residence.

Jia Qiang came to the Yanyun Envoy Yamen and handed the greeting card to the disciple.

After a while, the door came back, invited him in, and led his white horse away.

When he came, the Yanyunshi Yamen was on duty. Under the guidance of a salt officer, he first passed the Yanyunshi Yamen office in front and came to the door of the backyard.

Once here, it was replaced by a servant of the Lin family who led Jia Qiang inside. This was Lin Ruhai's temporary residence in Yangzhou.

When Jia Qiang saw Lin Ruhai living in the Yanyunshi Yamen, she knew that Lin Ruhai's situation was probably extremely bad.

Usually the backyard of the yamen is a place for the chief officials to rest, but few chief officials will live there for a long time and will buy separate residences.

Living in Yamen, I am afraid that it is inconvenient for others to give gifts, not to mention that there are too many people coming and going here, which will also be annoying.

But living in a government office is not without its benefits, and that is safety.

No matter which yamen it is, it is a public weapon of Daqian. If anyone dares to attack the yamen, it is a serious crime.

Lin Ruhai settled his family in the Yanyunshi Yamen, and he was most likely worried about being assassinated.

The servant led Jia Qiang outside the study, stopped, and announced inside.

"Come in!" A loud voice came from the study, and there was a hint of majesty in the voice. This was the official aura cultivated by being in power for a long time.

Jia Qiang walked into the study room with a smile. He saw a middle-aged man with a thin face and eyes like swords.

Although he has reached middle age, the extraordinary charm of the man can still be seen.

Those who can win the third prize are always the ones with the best looks, and the same is true for Lin Ruhai.

(End of this chapter)